“UNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A new company has officially purchased and will be renovating the old Marquee Cinemas property at Huntington’s Pullman Square.
While the Marquee Cinemas may be closing, City of Huntington officials announced Tuesday that Icon Cinemas has purchased the company.
Stetson Snell, CEO of the Texas-based company, and city officials say they’re excited to bring new life to a property that holds so many memories for local film enthusiasts.
“We’ll have 14 state-of-the-art screens with electric heated recliner chairs and food tables. We’re putting in 10 lanes of duck pin bowling, and 75 state-of-the-art arcade games with a redemption arcade room, so everybody can get prizes and everything like that. And we’re also doing a beer and wine and daiquiri bar,” Snell said."
REOPENED! This has been reopened by Phoenix theatres of Tennessee later in 2023. The sign has been changed to “New Albany 16” and is now open at the time of this post.
Newspaper: https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3241598?docpos=29
Pictures and grand opening ads posted.
The Babcock theatre is being reopened by the Art House on October 16th. Webshot posted showing classic movies
First ad as Cinema 2 was placed in the Billings Gazette on March 11th, 1977.
and newspaper listings ended in 1996.
The Cinema 2 at Laurel was renamed Movie Haus on or around July 14th, 1978. Ad posted.
Fox theatre history: (Movies stopped in October 1982)
The 47-foot wide IMAX theatre opened on November 10th, 2004 with “The Polar Express”. small ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Reopening as an ICON Cinema due summer of 2027
“UNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A new company has officially purchased and will be renovating the old Marquee Cinemas property at Huntington’s Pullman Square.
While the Marquee Cinemas may be closing, City of Huntington officials announced Tuesday that Icon Cinemas has purchased the company.
Stetson Snell, CEO of the Texas-based company, and city officials say they’re excited to bring new life to a property that holds so many memories for local film enthusiasts.
“We’ll have 14 state-of-the-art screens with electric heated recliner chairs and food tables. We’re putting in 10 lanes of duck pin bowling, and 75 state-of-the-art arcade games with a redemption arcade room, so everybody can get prizes and everything like that. And we’re also doing a beer and wine and daiquiri bar,” Snell said."
Interstate 65 runs between the two theatres.
This reopened as the Knox theatre on February 14th. Grand opening ad posted.
REOPENED! This has been reopened by Phoenix theatres of Tennessee later in 2023. The sign has been changed to “New Albany 16” and is now open at the time of this post.
The “Cinema” on the screen came from the Showcase Cinemas in Louisville.
I am sure that cinema closed due to its poor location, an industrial park.
Grand opening ad posted as the New Drive-In.
Grand opening ad:
Grand opening ad posted.
The Scoop closed (or placed its last ad) on August 6th, 1952. contents sold off later in 1952.
This reopened as the Rodeo theatre on August 5th, 1949 showing only westerns. Grand opening ad posted.
Higher quality image posted.
Opened May 18th, 1924.
The Parkland theatre opened on July 23rd, 1914. Grand opening ad posted.
The Ohio opened on May 25th, 1941. Grand opening ad posted.
Taken January 1941 or maybe 1947.